Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

| body polite to warn ms Of ascertained dan
gers The last is the important point
After an eloquent allusion 10 the men Of
| l17G and their brave deed on Bunker Hill
commemorated on this 18th day Of June,
10 all the sacred memories Of the past h
our Vermont war governor, presiding Off
Ger Of the day, 30 our present Chief Exec
utive, 10 all the high officials present, and
TO the militia forces and old soldiers there
| represented, the orator passed TO speak OF
the spirit Of patriotism which animated the
men Of 'Gl who sprang 10 arms at their
country's call on the outbreak Of the re-
belon. Life, he said, was ~ sweet, as
hopeful rs full Of promise 10 them as it is
to the young men Of today but problem
was given 10 them 30 solve and they unhes-
itatngly offered their lives for its solution.
| When we first went forth ~ the war we
had no idea that the fight meant anything
more than 70 compel the rebels 10 20 back
10 the Union as it was the abolition of
slavery did not enter into the question, but
gradually an idea gained fouthold in the
cabinet meetings at Washington, among
the officers in the army aud in the rank and
file that the abolition Of slavery was IA prime
factor in the great problem, and finally it
came 10 be understood by all men that
Good Almighty had his hand in that row
and it was not going TO stop until every
man, black and white, had equal and ex-
act Justice
The average character Of the men in the
Union armies was high. The army life was
not altogether dcbasng it was IA cruciblt
which brought out the pure metal therein
purified. Personal Illustrations were given
Of instances Of rare heroism and self sacri-
flee which showed the truly Christlike spir-
/ lt-ilht OIL giving one s own NE Tor that 81
| his friends Following them came these
/ nlno,i.n+ r,t,r,ri.ons.
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me nlugraph'rA oi NAp"le"h VINO nave drawn
| WIN glowing pen tlhl scene upon the bridge Of
| Lou when t3r y"h"fh 81 rance were pressed
back buck. back, until Napoleon realized that
lil' ROAD over ana across thut nrige was ms pain
] way tp supremacy or ms pathway 70 eternity
| sriAihE the standard OF France lac rushed 10 The
] front and lti ih" column across ana saved thu
Iay- 1tt remember another day when the not
! foot Of the Sputhruu was Oh ithriu soil On the
/ htld OF Gettysburg We were put 70 the crucial
Test ana ihr ,alNatl'h "i TINS republic huhf there
/ ]. New pikrr am looking 10 your tacrs and
/ i"H YOU, h"' nhll h1 NY "lihi'h; but az the olhn
i'h 9i ail come, i'd WIN mat battle, thht stan
n"rd ana me Vermont brigade on The held OF
their country alone. not for Vermont, but Tor the
] lni9t. aud not alone Tor the Union. but for the
| huefly loving tne Norll over. Inc vermont sons
VINO Ioushl lu the teiiiulr bAltl' az teitNsburE
! fell lighting Tor the higher value u the country
J ana arr Rfhndrf hgurt Ia all vel balanced
minds thnn Napoleon at the bridge ~ l.oh
luIh tu Eukllsh history anu YOU anu VIII III
/ our hearts ana give thanks To God that We were
NOT pres NJ on that terrible Held At BnlaklaNa
! when somebody Numbered and tn. order wa,
gwen Z" That gallant SIX hundred 70 make that
charge " men has become memorable the world
/ over lh'N knew thhi u was death and when
/ LORD Cardigan received the order he drew In
sword g'i ana hucklrd u tighter, and a. he CAV,
I the order Forward chang hr bowed hi,
httal ana uttered tht-.' words IN an undertonr
/ Her" goes the last OF the Cariigans, and they
/ went ann went loyalty aud always felt proud
] thht We can claim lttlr relation 90 England
when nAl iht instance. But, Ola my comrades
NOW. nov, when want 1" fire the blood ~ that
h1y AMI lii- brother pointing 10 his little SUI WHIT
/ Nt ON th- platform PICK up the book aud read
[ TIE story NJ thr field OF Characteristic, when IN,
Eleventh Corps had broken 90 confusion and ther'
wa, leii a great gap Stunewall Jack was 20
/ my Tor thht gap IN his lOpb men, marching ID
columns OF four abreast on one side there were
80 pieces OF artillery mixed 90 almost ine1trica
Dob" confusion. which needed Geo b. put la line &.
iritl the assault Just then came ganuping mad
- along Gen. Alfred IlraSuni"n. who az "a glanc'
TOOK 900 10" situation. uui shuui'- tu the officer DO
Charge. Align those guns then gallupng along
short distance 90 whore stood Maj Keenan, at III,
I''u OBJ +n cavalry, d" SAIL Maj keenan,,
want AHu Co charge that column .uf ~tuucaHl
Ja'h~'u' ana hnli % 100 check for lu minutes ui
lul7 Held l- iI~f
h-tntu lYHh'i Al To" column, then looked al
"a" "rl"rhl ani drawing himself up 100 his sad
air t"i -in9.1ins M l- -tirrul, said we Win d.
o. uul "r ~ 100 die lie gave do" order aud away
lh' ~ dashed 10 the face ~ the lnut Jackson
sii L ,, n 'I,.., , ,1 su,h AN "is va, r..
m-iiai-ly placed his men In line Of hattle ifs,eac
OF 90 columns. and when hc found it was only ~
H..'s an3 ",rr mem. MhJ hr'nan, u
the order had gone down Ia death with - ~ th,
noble ~ And SD. with no drsir- to take one jU
ui Vv l iro,n thr s'olY t3thrred from England
Won that the Gallant slider oi America I. n,
rode on that historic Held OF Chan,,lorsyillr ar,
entitled to nv pras.' and no longer need Amer,
Npw, my comrades lust Tor moment let M,
give Won IN three. s..ut.i,cs a very lew ~ IN. So
tisti,9. nf the war. 2uuuu men r,-st,nnd.t :,
Father Ahrnhaf,,'s caU Tl.-. u-r.. al 80 ~,
2tu ii. irIuisit.. and hattl-s In fts ~ III. tb,
loss on our Side was over $40 men in each In NJ
least ten battles over lO ~ fen ON each sit. 40
on l,,al men laid down their lives IN order thai
},n a1I might meet herr today as citizens Of th'
to iS;i I'M ten tinrie,, ,..r,is a% ILL., y,
hattlc, lille from VI t. a over 100 general ON
Gg,.Ts went down at Tie head OF their commands
Anriran so IN ali t,. tst,L =. i" y,
mi,h--- added together harll, exceeded the cas-
HAlii.'s IN single battle In our great conflict
ny r. ''li1eni sharr IN taN, IN sentence
the altar Of liberty. ~ this nnmis.r. iS5si owe
tSp per en' YER killrd or wounded Eyerywher
III, 7inIl.1 "i lht Nrrln"ht rrNoluil3naTy sires,
hat atiiit region ~ hl-s upou I'M, ",n,i,t NJ,
were ongasrd in, must have felt that her SON
'n l'u by ul1IHLiiE inc name ot the "rrcl
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,r i,t a . , U.s. moral; l'ttga
that mo- man who fought the war Tor the Tniol
shan 10" compelled o. crawl into a poorhouss H.
shrt,t "I ',,l thr lanss ~ hunger II that be 40
ali corr.sp1iline To- II Throughout tis Who'll. IT,
ION. arr a drlusiou nockery and "a snare.
The orator closed with an imprrssiv.. od
muuitiun To the old soldiers To be true 4
their dutv to themselves their country mn,
their God Remember that a man win
forrets his obligations u his Maker ca,
never be snf.lv trusted q, k,s,, MS oIIi,,n
, tions To- his fellow men. were the clnsin,
, words
A. he sat down. 'thre. cheers and ti,,ar
were given with a viii for CORPORAL Tan
uer."
The Grafton was filled tbrougbout vii
, patriotic IRE and enthusiasm. and stirred tn
, hearts of the old soldiers Ms ma other cnul
have done To watch the faces of the We,
Grams during its delivery was a study. IN
tears rolling unrestrained down the face
If many.
After the singing Of America" all ioir
ing. Gov. Ormsbee was introduced and sIot
briefly. only to saw that he esteemed II
privilege 10 he uermitted IN ba in Rrattl.
story told him bv Cant. Coweu of Cowen
, Ne" York battery, of how the Vernon
men USED l" leave the line OF battle whe
far morn and than ,at,, Uu' go L =" que re ga
fight. ~
The exercises closed at 4.4O. in season I